On this day: Ray Robinson stops Jake LaMotta in infamous St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
Ever since The Bronx Bull took his 0, Sugar swore to wipe that bitterness away with a demolishing vengeance. He got...
read moreBorn on this day: Kid Gavilan
A masterful boxer-puncher in the golden era of the welterweight division, with a unique punching style that only fueled his...
read moreTry, Try, Try, Try Again
On this day (December 9) in 1955, former welterweight and middleweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson regained the 160-pound title with...
read moreDied on this day: Terry Downes
Former amateur star and US Marine. Ring middleweight champ, after beating some of the great ones of his era. Actor,...
read moreDied on this day: Jake LaMotta
You know you are a legend when it takes not one but two cinematic masterpieces to encompass all your greatness,...
read moreBorn on this day: Charley Burley
The term ‘uncrowned champ’ has been used and abused throughout boxing history, but this middleweight contender earned that title the...
read moreBorn on this day: Gene Fullmer
Not too many fighters can claim to have defeated the best fighter in the universe two times in four fights....
read moreFight Report: Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Kid Gavilan 2
The Sugar Ray Robinson Special Issue (July 2021) is available for purchase at The Ring Shop. “SUGAR” RAY’S RING MASTERY STANDS...
read moreBest I Covered – Larry Merchant
Boxing fans will know Larry Merchant for his outspoken and candid views on HBO Sports for over 35-years, where he...
read moreJoey Giardello’s win over old Sugar Ray did have historical implications
It was a fight not deemed important enough to be shown on television or even carried on radio. One fighter...
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